We left Dot and Ed's dock at 7:45, weather was nice, cool, winds 10 mph, and clear we were headed directly into the sun so the reflection on the water made it hard to identify the Navigation markers, but with the help of the GPS all went well. The wind picked up as we entered Tampa bay and it got pretty choppy till we got across and back into the canal on the south side. There was lots of boat traffic on the water again today, the area is known for high speed boats making big wakes and not slowing down when passing, giving everyone else a rough ride. We got rocked quite a few times but made it to Sarasota wihtout any problem. We were tied up at the dock by 12:30 PM. Shortly after Jerry and Scottie from Houma came by, they are staying in their boat across the bay at another marina on Longboat Key. They were having sunday brunch here at Marina Jack's restaurant and saw us entering the marina, they recognized the boat because they keep theirs at the same marina we do in Houma. Later in the afternoon Larry, a friend from Covington, came by, his boat anchored out near the marina. I had corresponded with him yesterday and asked him over. We went to dinner with Larry at a good Spanish Tapas restaurant, Sangria, which is in walking distance of the marina. Larry is making his way back to Louisiana from the Keys where he has been for about a year.
We'll stay here a few days before heading for Ft Myers and Sanibel Is.
36 miles today
To see our location, at the green arrow, click the link below.
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Steve
Kayakers and Mangroves near the ICW
Traffic going up the Tampa Bay
Sunshine Skyway Bridge across Tampa Bay this bridge weplaces the one hit by a ship and destroyed in 1980. 35 lives were lost when vehicles dropped into the bay
Satasota skyline and entrance to Marina Jack
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